Reckless and Negligent Use of Guns by Republicans

armed himself with a gun while experiencing what his aunt told police was a psychotic episode and got in a physical altercation with his minor children who wound up stabbing him twice to protect themselves and disarm him and was found to be in possession of thirty firearms and psychedelic mushrooms when police arrived

left his loaded semiautomatic 9mm handgun behind in a public restroom of the state capitol which sat unattended for nearly 30 minutes before a janitor found it and alerted state troopers

grabbed and struck a woman in her forehead with a 9mm pistol leaving blood running down her face, an inch-wide cut on her face and a handprint bruise where he grabbed her on her forearm

shot his wife in her back and arm causing serious injuries and then killed himself while sitting in their car outside a fast-food restaurant

illegally possessed two firearms despite being prohibited from handling or owning firearms due to a prior conviction for battery

illegally acquired 211 guns and 25,390 rounds (1,555.8 pounds) of ammunition that he stashed throughout a property he shared with his wife and three young children by lying about his severe drug abuse problem on purchase forms

recklessly fired multiple firearms from his property that sent his neighbors fleeing for cover from bullets "whizzing" by both them and responding police officers' heads and was later found dressed in a bulletproof vest and tactical gear holding four guns and methamphetamine

fired his gun at the home of one of his perceived political enemies and hired four gunmen to conduct drive-by shootings at the homes of three others -- thankfully none of which resulted in anyone being injured -- after losing an election for a seat in the New Mexico House

indiscriminately fired dozens of shots across a highway at a group of elk, forcing two people to seek cover as bullets "whizzed" by their heads while they were outside on their private property

teamed up with his adult son to brutally assault his own brother-in-law resulting in him needing emergency medical care at a hospital and drew his gun on and threatened to harm a neighbor who attempted to intervene

attempted to take his loaded handgun onto his airplane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, but was stopped by TSA agents who took possession of his weapon and issued him a citation

packed two pistols, three rounds of ammunition and flashlights stuffed with cocaine, amphetamine and oxycodone into a duffel bag and hid it in the drop ceiling of a men’s bathroom inside a local tractor supply store

was caught with an unloaded gun and loaded magazine clip in his carryon bag as he was going through security at a regional airport in North Carolina

pointed a loaded gun against his ex-wife's head and threatened to kill her and her new boyfriend, after which she got a restraining order issued against him

attempted to take his loaded concealed handgun onto an airplane at Tampa International Airport, but was stopped by airport security and forced to secure it before being allowed to board his flight

carelessly tossed a loaded rifle on the backseat of his truck which accidentally discharged and instantly killed his hunting partner while also being a firearm safety instructor who should have known better

attempted to board an airplane at Pellston Regional Airport in Michigan with an unregistered loaded handgun he had in a carryon bag and was fined nearly $4,000 by the TSA

pointed a gun at the driver of a car he was dangerously tailing and tried to run her off the road as he zoomed past her

was caught with an unregistered firearm and ammunition on US Capitol grounds following a routine car inspection by Capitol police

attempted to bring an unlicensed concealed handgun and attached magazine into the US Capitol, but was caught by security and arrested

failed a field sobriety test and refused to submit to a breathalyzer test after being pulled over by police for a suspected DUI upon which they also found a loaded handgun lodged between the driver seat and center console

shot his hunting partner Harry Whittington in the face, neck and chest with a 28-gauge shotgun from only 30 yards away which resulted in him being admitted into the ICU at a local hospital and didn't report the shooting publicly for nearly 24 hours and only did so after a local news station reported on the incident

attempted to enter the US Capitol with an unregistered handgun that Capitol Police found during a security check